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Evolutionary and environmental determinants of heat tolerance and acclimation capacity in herpetofauna. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Exploring heat tolerance and acclimation capacity can provide an effective approach to evaluating species’ sensitivity to extremely high temperatures due to climate warming. Despite some work on amphibian and reptile thermophysiological adaptation, related questions remain. We reviewed the literature to provide a synthesis of worldwide data on
Sun Z, Sun B, Jiang J, Peng X, Xiong B, Yao W, Qin J, Su S, Zhao T.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evolution of research on global amphibian declines. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract In the late 1980s, the scientific community became aware of severe, enigmatic amphibian population declines. These declines triggered a wave of research focused on quantifying their extent and identifying key drivers. We used text‐analysis techniques, including topic modeling and geoparsing, to examine the evolution of research focused on ...
Crawford-Ash J, Evans MJ, Carvalho T, Rowley JJL, Garner TWJ, Muths E, Scheele BC.   +6 more
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Community-informed and codesigned research to understand the impacts of railways on wildlife. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Trains cause mortalities of several animal species, but the ecological impacts of railways are understudied. Most research on wildlife–train collisions has focused on large mammals, but understanding railway‐specific risks for underrepresented taxa, especially vulnerable species, is important for developing effective mitigation strategies ...
Vincent KD, Litzgus JD, Kell SJ, Kozmik CL, Belleau A, Popp JN.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluating protected areas' coverage of threats to terrestrial biodiversity. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Protected areas (PAs) are vital for biodiversity conservation and have expanded globally. However, increasing pressures on biodiversity make it difficult to achieve conservation goals. Using threat probability maps based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List and the World Database of Protected Areas, we analyzed the ...
Pulido-Chadid K, Rahbek C, Geldmann J.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Spatial segregation and bycatch risk as potential drivers of population trends of wandering albatrosses at South Georgia. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Spatial segregation in at‐sea distribution is frequently observed in seabirds and can have important implications for conservation and management. Globally, many albatross and petrel populations are declining due to bycatch in fisheries. In South Georgia, the decrease in wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) differs among breeding sites ...
Warwick-Evans V, Pearmain EJ, Thorne L, Phillips RA.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Extent of threats to marine fish from the online aquarium trade in the United States. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
The global marine aquarium hobby is a multibillion‐dollar industry, largely driven by demand from the United States. Much of this trade occurs online. We web scraped 4 major US‐based e‐commerce platforms selling marine aquarium fish to determine the retail price and source (wild capture, aquaculture, or both) of 13 families of ray‐finned marine fish ...
Lin B, Zeng Y, To B, Holmberg RJ, Rhyne AL, Tlusty M, Wilcove DS.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Identifying potentially suitable and accessible refugia to mitigate impacts of an emerging disease on a rare tree. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Identifying refugia from emerging threats is vital to ensure the persistence of rare and threatened species, but modeling habitat distribution for these species is challenging and the role of people in refuge management is rarely considered. Myrtle rust is an emerging infectious disease that represents a grave threat to the rare wetland tree ...
Herbert SM, Tomscha SA, Lai HR, Benavidez R, Balkwill CG, Ruston PR, Jackson B, Deslippe JR.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Justice in coexistence: Pastoralism and large carnivores on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The conflict between livestock husbandry and large carnivore conservation presents significant challenges in grassland ecosystems worldwide. Achieving sustainable coexistence among herders, livestock and large carnivores requires reconciling diverse perspectives and interests through equitable, inclusive and fair processes that address both ...
Yufang Gao, Yue Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Climate stability drives multidimensional nestedness of amphibian assemblages in a Chinese sky island system

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The nested subset pattern (nestedness) has been widely used to explain species distributions in island and fragmented systems. Mountain sky islands serve as critical natural laboratories for understanding the evolutionary consequences of geographic isolation and climate
Caiwen Zhang, Shihang Xu, Chuanwu Chen, Chenxiu Zhan, Baowei Zhang, Yanping Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the empirical basis for threat attribution in the IUCN Red List

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding the impacts of different threats on species is key to successful conservation interventions and policies. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assesses threats to species, and the organization's Red List of Threatened Species is a key conservation tool.
Ena Humphries, Isaac M. Smith, Mark Ziebell, Charlotte M. Probst, Neil Carter, Brian C. Weeks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source